Patricia Mou

I realized that my desires require time and attention much more than money. It was a paradox: What I wanted was to not ever have to worry about money again. Instead, all I worried about was money. As Tim Ferris said, “An obsession with security breeds a feeling of insecurity.”

10. Be Yourself.

Tribes are living organisms. Even if nobody joins or leaves, members of the group change and the world around the group changes. Your rules, norms and goals will evolve. 

You don’t owe anyone your time. You owe it to society to become a producer.

For a community to remain healthy, it is crucial to periodically “prune” its structures—removing systems that no longer support the purpose of the tribe. You want to preserve the essence, while getting rid of the frills. Good pruning mechanisms also create more space for innovation—you don’t risk getting stuck with useless systems that stick around... See more

Do the work.  That's all the productivity advice you need, and the only useful productivity advice you're ever going to get.

Time is not fungible – a given moment of opportunity, or a chance to respond appropriately to a crisis, might not occur again.